American Life Expectancy Dropped By A Full Year In The First Half Of 2020
The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of 3 years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years.
The group that suffered the largest drop in life expectancy was Black males — a decline of 3 years. Hispanic males also saw a large decrease, with a decline of 2.4 years.
For Black Chicagoans, finding medical care was difficult well before COVID-19 — a systemic problem exacerbated by the scarcity of vaccines.
Heavy snowfall and frigid temperatures across the U.S. have kept winter storm warnings in effect from Washington to the Great Lakes into northern New England and a large section of the South.
Called Protect Chicago Plus, the program started in Belmont Cragin this past weekend, administering a whopping 1,500 doses in just two days.
The Archdiocese of Chicago is advising priests to use a Q-tip or cotton ball to apply ashes — or, even better, to sprinkle them directly on parishioners’ heads.
Infectious disease specialist Dr. Emily Landon breaks down the latest on COVID-19 cases and vaccines in the Chicago area.
Cook County and Lake County are under a winter storm warning through 12 pm CST Tuesday.
The powerful storm is bringing record-low temperatures, widespread power outages and hazardous conditions to a swath of the country the National Weather Service calls “unprecedented and expansive.“
Business for Instacart and other app-based services is thriving, but the people shopping for your groceries are hustling to get by.
There have been just 165 flu-related hospitalizations since October. Infectious disease specialist Dr. William Schaffner says virtual schooling has kept kids from spreading the flu so readily.